Avril Lavigne announces arrival of first child

Avril Lavigne announced on November 13 that she had welcomed her first child, a daughter, sharing photographs of the newborn in an Instagram post. The singer had not previously announced a pregnancy, according to reports describing the post as a surprise.

The images include Lavigne cradling the baby and a close-up of the newborn’s hand held by an adult’s hand. Another photograph shows three pairs of checkered Vans sneakers arranged on a skateboard. The post’s caption read, “Our Mini Fking Princess has arrived,” with minor variations in how the profanity was rendered in reports.

Lavigne has not publicly identified her daughter or the adult pictured with her. She has not confirmed whether that person is the child’s father, and the announcement does not state when the baby was born. One account reported that the baby’s face was not shown in the photographs.

The announcement marks Lavigne’s first publicly reported child. The Canadian singer-songwriter, 42, became widely known in the early 2000s with songs including “Complicated” and “Sk8er Boi,” from her debut album, “Let Go.”

Lavigne has been married twice. She married Deryck Whibley, frontman of Sum 41, in 2006; their marriage ended...